Category Archives: farmers
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Trufflebert Farm
1April 24, 2008 by seanbrock
Ted Lang stopped by the kitchen yesterday and brought me the best hazelnuts that I have ever tasted!! These …
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Local Shrimp
Leave a commentApril 24, 2008 by seanbrock
cucumber, jalepeno, sweetened buttermilk
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Nitro Grits
Leave a commentApril 3, 2008 by seanbrock
We have always heard that the secret to good grits is cold milling. In fact, people use to rush to …
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Local Strawberries
1March 11, 2008 by seanbrock
First of the season. These were compressed with honey vinegar and served with Meyer Lemon curd, white chocolate and yoghurt.
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Seed Saving
Leave a commentMarch 11, 2008 by seanbrock
Ted and Susan Chewning have done some incredible things with seed saving, among other things. They were kind enough to …
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Radishes
Leave a commentFebruary 27, 2008 by seanbrock
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The Santa Monica Farmer’s Market
February 18, 2008 by seanbrock
We have incredible produce here in South Carolina, but I have always been jealous of the chefs who have the …
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Tennessee Truffles
January 27, 2008 by seanbrock
These are Perigord Truffles that are grown in TN by a genius named Tom Micheals. In my opinion these truffles are …
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Brassica
January 7, 2008 by seanbrock
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Restructured Poularde from Four Story Hill Farm
January 7, 2008 by seanbrock
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Rita’s Roots
December 28, 2007 by seanbrock
My friend Rita Bachmann grew this incredible cauliflower. It ended up whole roasted, shave raw and scrambled. For a recent …
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South Carolina Squab
December 28, 2007 by seanbrock
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The Upstate Farmers Alliance
November 25, 2007 by seanbrock
this is very exciting for us….tamworth pigs taste really good.
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Stirring the 500
November 7, 2007 by seanbrock
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Harvest
November 7, 2007 by seanbrock
Eating vegetables that still have dirt on them is incredible. Dirt tastes good.
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Scenes from a Guerrilla Dinner
November 7, 2007 by seanbrock
Thanks to all the guests who showed up to support us and thanks to all the farmers and restaurant people …
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Carolina Suckling Pig
November 1, 2007 by seanbrock
Spending a little time in the CVAP…..
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Cauliflower Stem
October 15, 2007 by seanbrock
We cooked cauliflower stems under pressure with clear mustard. We paired it with baby beets and celery. The texture of …
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Cvap
October 15, 2007 by seanbrock
Daurade Royale.. This was started in the cvap and finished on the plancha. This is a really nice way to …
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Chris Delaney
September 21, 2007 by seanbrock
It’s safe to say that he has a green thumb
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Cauliflower
September 7, 2007 by seanbrock
Braised with Vegetable Juice and Salted Butter
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Golden Plums from Owls’s Nest Plantation
September 7, 2007 by seanbrock
Blis Elixir, Tarragon, Foie Gras
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Sometimes a picture speaks for itself
September 7, 2007 by seanbrock
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Slow Poached Farm Egg
September 7, 2007 by seanbrock
These eggs come from a Farm right outside town. Absolutely incredible, thanks to Celeste for providing us with such a …
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Local Eggs
August 28, 2007 by seanbrock
These are poached at 70c for 10 minutes then topped with????????????????? The possibilities are unlimited. My latest thoughts are uni …
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Products-Ideas-Execution
August 28, 2007 by seanbrock
I love how certain dishes come together and how they spark new ideas for other dishes….Here we wanted to serve this …
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Tomato Salad
August 22, 2007 by seanbrock
This tomato weighed nearly 2.5 pounds….we serve it with mozzeralla sheets. We make traditional mozz and then poach it at …
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Pears from Farmer Joseph Fields
August 15, 2007 by seanbrock
We compressed these with agave nectar and hazelnut oil…..We served the pears with duck ham, balsamic pearls and blue cheese
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Summer Vegetables
August 14, 2007 by seanbrock
The vegetables are braised with vegetable juices and truffle butter. We serve them on our truffle menu with tuna spiced …
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Potatoes from Kennerty Farms
August 14, 2007 by seanbrock
These potatoes are wonderful, we braise them submerged in a mixture of duck fat, olive oil , bacon fat and …
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Turnips
August 11, 2007 by seanbrock
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Beets
August 11, 2007 by seanbrock
We cook these beets in the pressure cooker with beet juice. The yellow blocks are pressure cooked golden beets restructured …
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Some Random Pics from Today
August 11, 2007 by seanbrock
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Our Summer Garden
August 7, 2007 by seanbrock
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Heirloom Tomatoes
July 24, 2007 by seanbrock
These tomatoes are incredible
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My Tomatoes
July 24, 2007 by seanbrock
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Malabar Spinach
July 24, 2007 by seanbrock
delicious
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Ups and Downs
July 20, 2007 by seanbrock
On the positive side………………… this is a tomato from my grandmother’s garden….the seeds will be saved and planted here in charleston …
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Roots
July 12, 2007 by seanbrock
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Four Story Hill Farm
May 29, 2007 by seanbrock
This will be roasted and presented whole for our first chef’s table dinner on Wednesday.
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Rita’s Beets
May 24, 2007 by seanbrock
These things taste amazing……
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Old Skool
May 24, 2007 by seanbrock
This wonderful piece of equipment grades the eggs…..
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The Real Thing
May 24, 2007 by seanbrock
A picture really says a thousand words….. We put these things thru the ringer at the restaurant……They are also put …
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Gifts from the Garden
May 4, 2007 by seanbrock
Haikuri Turnips from this morning…